Jed Patrick Mabilog, the man to watch in May 2010
Vice Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog has been officially proclaimed mayoralty candidate for Iloilo City of the Liberal Party (LP) Wednesday morning, November 25, at the Summer House restaurant. Along with his oath taking as member of the party was the endorsement of LP chair Senator Franklin Drilon of the unity ticket composed of Mayor Jerry Treñas for congressman, Mabilog for mayor, Julienne Baronda for vice mayor and their line-up for city councilors in the 2010 election.
Drilon officially made the endorsement amidst cheering supporters and party members. LP provincial bets Gov. Niel Tupas Sr, Atty. Rene Villa and Mayor Raul Tupas witnessed the proclamation ceremony.
In his speech Jed rallied his thousands of supporters to work hard to gain victory at the May 2010 polls. Councilor Baronda who is expected to rally women voters to the Mabilog-Baronda tandem accepted humbly her endorsement. The lady vice mayoralty candidate is the lone woman candidate running for the vice mayor position in the city. With her clean and untainted record as a public servant, Julienne will harvest majority of the women’s voters to her side and that of her partner Jed.
Jed Mabilog’s mayoralty bid is supported by City Mayor Jerry Treñas, seven city councilors, the church, civic organizations, businessmen, students, teachers and other professionals according to Cecil Mabilog. Eventually, majority of the city barangay captains who are pro-Treñas and pro-Mabilog will come out in the open to support the Treñas-Mabilog tandem.
In an interview in his office Monday afternoon, Vice Mayor Jed Mabilog is confident that the good people of Iloilo City will support his candidacy considering that his public name has not been linked to an iota of anomaly. When asked if he is afraid of Gonzalez considering that the administration’s political machinery and all the resources of the government are behind his opponent, Jed quickly said that “if the people are behind you who will be against you?”
Mabilog has lined up ten priority projects for Iloilo City once he becomes city mayor. The putting up of Iloilo City Public College, the Business Friendly City, coupled with stable jobs, hospital financial assistance and lying-in clinic, quality infrastructure, crisis management, health and sustainable environment, public utilities and consumer protection, public safety and police assistance and good governance which covers professionalization of career government officials and employees, computerized business permits and licensing office and computerized assessment of taxes and licenses.
Jed has a total of 16 passed ordinances, co-sponsored 936 resolutions and ordinances, authored and sponsored 105 resolutions and authored and sponsored 11 ordinances. On projects undertaken, Jed has 12 accomplished projects under education, 10 special projects for senior citizens, 12 day care program and projects, 6 jobs and livelihood projects, 10 culture and sports projects, 14 health and nutrition projects, and more than 14 barangay projects. As to the construction of the new city hall, Mabilog told mediamen that immediately after winning the mayoralty post he will start the construction on the same old site at Plaza Libertad.
The leading mayoralty contender is a product of Assumption Iloilo, UP Visayas High School batch ‘82, WVSU BS Bio ‘87, completed executive program in Public Administration at Harvard University U.S. in 2003. Master in Public Management at Ateneo de Manila University in 2008 (dean’s lister) with highest grade of 4.0 on his thesis, and presently taking up his doctorate degree in Human Resources Management at the University of Visayas, Cebu City.
Mabilog was elected No. 1 City Councilor of Iloilo in 2004-2007 and was elected Vice Mayor in 2007 with the highest number of votes (130,000) or 93.5% marginal votes in the election history of Iloilo City. He is involved in more than two dozens socio-civic and community organizations. His awards consist of Centennial Award, West Visayas State University, Outstanding Alumni in Public Service by UP, Outstanding Professional in Public Administration in 2007, awardee, Ten Outstanding Councilors of the Philippines 2004-2007.
Married to Ma. Victoria, the couple has two children. A young man at the age of 44, Jed will no doubt become a good city executive once his legions of supporters, friends become a good city executive once his legions of supporters, friends and city voters elect him to succeed Mayor Treñas next year. Jed Patrick Mabilog will no doubt surprise the Gonzalezes as the latter’s supporters and allies are hitching on the winning bandwagon of the LP!
